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“If you uphold the peace of a democratic society, you should not be anonymous,” said Espaillat, who serves as the Congressional Hispanic Caucus chair. “DHS and ICE agents wearing masks and hiding identification echoes the tactics of secret police authoritarian regimes—and deviates from the practices of local law enforcement, which contributes to confusion in communities.”

“We will not succumb to any intimidation tactics,” CHC Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat of New York said. “We will continue to comply with our duty to have oversight of these detention centers, and we will visit them within the parameters of the law.”

El presidente del Caucus Hispano del Congreso, Adriano Espaillat, tronó contra la aprobación de la ley en la Cámara. De acuerdo con el representante demócrata de Nueva York, el contenido del plan en temas como Medicaid traiciona las promesas electorales de los republicanos, y, en particular, del presidente.

“Our amendments — the same ones that could have made this bill palatable in May — should be subject to real debate, to real votes and to serious consideration by the majority,” said CHC Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13). “The CHC has the policy depth to build a budget worthy of the American people.

Alligator Alcatraz has attracted criticism from lawmakers, human rights groups, and environmental advocates. In a post on X, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus wrote, “It’s hurricane season and all this administration can do is put more people in harm’s way.

“El Museo Nacional del Latino Estadounidense fue autorizado por el Congreso para contar la verdad completa y sin disculpas sobre las contribuciones de los latinos a la historia de Estados Unidos”, dijo el presidente del CHC, el Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13). “No podemos permitir que este proyecto crítico sea marginado o reciba menos fondos."

Espaillat said that "if you uphold the peace of a democratic society, you should not be anonymous. DHS and ICE agents wearing masks and hiding identification echoes the tactics of secret police authoritarian regimes."

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus came out swinging against the majority ruling in the birthright citizenship case. “The Supreme Court’s decision to limit nationwide injunctions is a dangerous step backward,”the caucus said in a post on X. “It weakens the courts’ ability to protect our communities and directly attacks birthright citizenship.”